News release

Investigation report: January 2018 ground collision, fire and evacuation on apron at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto

Richmond Hill, Ontario,  — 

Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A18O0002) on the January 2018 ground collision, fire and evacuation involving two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, on the Terminal 3 apron at Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario.

The TSB conducted a limited-scope, fact-gathering investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca